A normal tape measure fits in your hand. Ali Spagnola’s version is 87 centimetres long and 80 centimetres high — about ten times the size of the model she recreated.
The art object is not merely decorative: it can extend its tape electrically. A custom-built app controls it at different speeds, and it can measure up to 76 metres.
Spagnola says she put about 40 hours into construction and detailed work. Guinness World Records then confirmed it as the world’s largest tape measure.
In brief
This record object is a fully working tape measure enlarged tenfold. It resembles the commercial original down to tiny scale marks, but was built as both artwork and technical plaything.
Why it matters
Function is often secondary in oversized records. This tape measure can genuinely extend and retract, measuring up to 76.2 metres.
A closer look
Ali Spagnola built it with Davis DeWitt and Tyler Reece in North Hollywood. The 32-kilogram construction consists of 42 printed parts and is controlled by a custom app.
More facts
It is 87 centimetres long, 80 centimetres high and 56 centimetres wide. Guinness checked the record on site on 14 March 2026; the artist says the detailed work took about 40 hours.
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